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General Information

Event Name:

Air Monitoring for Emergency Response

Hosted By:

Environmental Response Training Program (ERTP)
ERT - OSRTI

Event Description:

This course instructs participants in the practices and procedures for monitoring airborne hazardous materials. It is designed for personnel who evaluate airborne releases of hazardous materials. Evaluation of worker exposure to these releases is emphasized.

Topics covered include air monitoring strategies, techniques and equipment; instrument calibration; instrument limitations; exposure guidelines; air dispersion modeling; and health-and-safety considerations. The course will include operating procedures for specific air monitoring equipment, but students are encouraged to bring their own instruments to the course. The focus is on direct-reading instruments, but air sample collection and field analytical instruments are discussed.

Instructional methods include a combination of lectures, group discussions, problem-solving sessions, and hands-on use of instruments.

Identify the factors to be considered in the development of air monitoring plans.

Describe the use of air monitoring data for the establishment of personnel and operations health and safety requirements.

Continuing Education Units: 1.5 ABIH has previously awarded CM credit for this event. The current event contains 15 hours which can be claimed for CM credit.

In compliance with Executive Order 13589 - Promoting Efficient Spending, Section 5; the ERTP will not be regularly printing or providing students hard copies of the course manual. Students may obtain an electronic copy of the student manual for personal printing or e-reading at